COOK — Rosemary E. (Dixon), 83; born June 4, 1931, Castle Rock, Wash.; died Oct. 8, 2014, Gresham, Ore. Surviving: stepsons, Russ, Portland, Ore.; Rod, San Mateo, Calif.; Reggie, Portland; brother, Jim Dixon, Newport, Wash.; sister, Bonnie Calkins, Clackamas, Ore.; 8 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.

Rosemary graduated from Walla Walla College with a degree in education. She taught at Victory Heights in Gresham, Ore.; Milo Academy Grade School in Days Creek, Ore.; Rivergate Adventist Elementary School in Gladstone, Ore.; Portland Union Grade School in Portland, Ore.; as well as elementary school in Yakima, Wash., and Holbrook Indian School in Arizona. She taught about 10 years for Adventist schools.